People using at least basic drinking water services in Cambodia
Cambodia: People using at least basic drinking water services was 82.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic drinking water services in Cambodia, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of population.
Analysis
Cambodia recorded 82.8% for people using at least basic drinking water services in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 15.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services in Cambodia peaked at 82.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 52.3%, in 2000.
Cambodia ranks 171st of 214 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
People using at least basic drinking water services in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 52.3% | — |
| 2001 | 54.0% | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 55.5% | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 56.9% | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 58.3% | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 59.7% | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 61.0% | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 62.4% | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 63.7% | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 65.0% | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 66.4% | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 67.7% | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 69.0% | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 70.3% | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 71.5% | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 72.8% | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 74.0% | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 75.2% | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 76.4% | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 77.5% | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 78.6% | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 79.8% | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 80.9% | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 81.9% | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 82.8% | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 58.9% | 52.3% | 65.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 72.1% | 66.4% | 77.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.8% | 78.6% | 82.8% | 5 |
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.78 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.572 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,125 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 1,047 (2100)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate 4.69 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita 0.0638 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, annual growth rate 1.14 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.5098 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic drinking water services in Cambodia?
- People using at least basic drinking water services in Cambodia was 82.8% in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest people using at least basic drinking water services recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 82.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.3% in 2000.
- How does Cambodia rank for people using at least basic drinking water services?
- Cambodia ranks 171st out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using at least basic drinking water services rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cambodia data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of People using at least basic drinking water services (% of population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of people using at least basic water services. This indicator encompasses both people using basic water services as well as those using safely managed water services. Basic drinking water services is defined as drinking water from an improved source, provided collection time is not more than 30 minutes for a round trip. Improved water sources include piped water, boreholes or tubewells, protected dug wells, protected springs, and packaged or delivered water.